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mermaid

[mur-meyd] / ˈmɜrˌmeɪd /






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Of course, some of what he exhibited for his patrons had nothing to do with the real world—like his infamous Fiji mermaid, purportedly half monkey, half fish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

“No, no,” his client Jasmine Bryant reassures him, pulling out her phone to show photos of last year’s underwater-themed display of ghostly divers, flirty mermaid skeletons and adorable baby shark “skellys.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

And if you’re really lucky, maybe you’ll find a mermaid.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

It is amusing to see young Reubens in drag as a kid at Halloween, or playing a Cher-inspired mermaid in a video he made while at college.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

On the way to the pond, Pixie was less enamored with the mermaid tree than I expected.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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